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Title: Beer stealth at CES with Engadget
Post by: JimH on January 12, 2012, 07:54:32 pm

I'm at CES in Las Vegas today and tomorrow.  I'll post a few pictures later.  I had some fun with engadget tonight.  They've never given JRiver a look though I've tried a few times.  Yesterday I read that they had no beer in their outdoor booth, so today I bought some and got the guy I bought it from to deliver it to them with my card, and "Compliments of JRiver".  Maybe they will remember us now.

Title: Re: Beer stealth at CES with Engadget
Post by: gvanbrunt on January 12, 2012, 08:07:46 pm

Nicely done. Representing many of the various nations there... I never thought beer could be politically correct.

Title: Re: Beer stealth at CES with Engadget
Post by: MrC on January 12, 2012, 09:01:08 pm

I just had a conversation today about how good Corona beer is with the key limes from our tree.  Perhaps I'll have to pick up a few this weekend.  Cheers.

Title: Re: Beer stealth at CES with Engadget
Post by: Hendrik on January 13, 2012, 05:15:33 am

To be fair, Engadget is about gadgets, they rarely ever touch software as it is. :)

Title: Re: Beer stealth at CES with Engadget
Post by: JimH on January 13, 2012, 07:53:00 am

They give XBMC a little love from time to time.  Anything Apple, firmware, etc.

Anyway MC is a gadget hub / magnet.

Title: Re: Beer stealth at CES with Engadget
Post by: glynor on January 13, 2012, 07:02:15 pm

Does anyone still go to Engadget now that The Verge (http://www.theverge.com/) is live?  The whole AOL Way/Huffington thing leaves a bad taste...

Title: Re: Beer stealth at CES with Engadget
Post by: JimH on January 14, 2012, 09:43:13 am

I stopped by their building before I left yesterday.  I got a couple of thank yous.  They said they weren't allowed to have a beer on the premises so they took a few back to their rooms.

Title: Re: Beer stealth at CES with Engadget
Post by: JimH on January 14, 2012, 10:11:12 am

Engadget:

(http://www.pix01.com/gallery/8D12431D-7EA0-495D-9EA2-775091458CB9/CES_2012_2/66993472213.jpg)


(http://www.pix01.com/gallery/8D12431D-7EA0-495D-9EA2-775091458CB9/CES_2012_2/66993472212.jpg)

Title: Re: Beer stealth at CES with Engadget
Post by: glynor on January 14, 2012, 10:14:05 am

Hah!  Their trailer is right next to The Verge trailer!  Awkward....

PS. Did you get to meet tnkgrl (Myriam Joire)?  That would be pretty cool.

Also, by the way, I jest engadget a bit.  They still do some good work.  I do have trouble motivating myself to go there now after I get my gadget-fix at The Verge, but I'm mostly kidding.

Title: Re: Beer stealth at CES with Engadget
Post by: JimH on February 01, 2012, 06:56:55 pm

Quote from: nevcairiel on January 13, 2012, 05:15:33 am

To be fair, Engadget is about gadgets, they rarely ever touch software as it is. :)

They gave PowerDVD a little love today:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/01/powerdvd-12-brings-syncing-and-transcoding-for-mobile-devices/

Title: Re: Beer stealth at CES with Engadget
Post by: babgvant on February 03, 2012, 09:21:25 am

Quote from: JimH on January 12, 2012, 07:54:32 pm

I'm at CES in Las Vegas today and tomorrow.  I'll post a few pictures later.  I had some fun with engadget tonight.  They've never given JRiver a look though I've tried a few times.  Yesterday I read that they had no beer in their outdoor booth, so today I bought some and got the guy I bought it from to deliver it to them with my card, and "Compliments of JRiver".  Maybe they will remember us now.

I wish I'd known you were at CES. I would have bought you a beer :)